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Showing 95219530 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

…he higher bid, the purchaser, if he has regained possession of the business, is automatically the receiver and may only perform acts of administration. However, he may apply to the Commercial Court or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L423-2

…obligation mentioned in b of article L. 422-7 to enable inter-professional grouping with other service providers involved in the innovation process; f) The conditions for applying the last paragraph o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-12

…criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

…ialised form, the documents required for the execution of their expenditure and revenue, in compliance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The regions and the Corsican collectivity; 2° The dép…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-4

…232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the following conditions: 1° In the event that the athlete did not submit to Sample collec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-23

…ses : 1° Subsidies from the State, local authorities and all other public and private bodies; 2° Proceeds from museum entrance fees, guided tours and workshops, and introductory sports services; 3° In…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-65

…ents and any other public or private persons; 2° Payments and contributions made in respect of services provided and income from teaching, professional training or research agreements entered into wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

…employee, the court will award compensation to the employee, the amount of which is set in accordance with the provisions ofarticle L. 1235-3-1. This indemnity is cumulative with the compensatory ind…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

…95 to 706-103 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment: 1° Of the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5426-1, L. 5432-1, L. 5432-2, L. 5432-3, L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-3

…the Minister responsible for the economy shall adopt the regulations applicable to investment services providers as defined in Article L. 531-1 other than portfolio management companies and, where ne…

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